Springtime Fun

Elizabeth and Thomas had a great time with their Nana and Grandpa Jim recently. Neither was too clingy to me though Elizabeth had her moments when she had to have only "mama help." They were only here for a couple of days, but the morning after they returned to Florida E and T both woke up saying "Nana?" I told them Nana had gone bye-bye so then they would say, "Nana bye-bye." It was really cute.

The weather has been so beautiful here lately, and we have stayed really busy with trips to the park, trips to the zoo, and lots of badly needed yard work. Thomas and Elizabeth love to "work" in the yard with mama and dada. Thomas found a caterpillar the other day and watched it for the longest time. I told him it was just like his book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, and it would eventually turn into a beautiful butterfly. The next day he looked for his caterpillar in the same spot, but it was gone.

This past Sunday we went on a family outing to the State House. It is breathtakingly beautiful....so old and lovely landscaping. Elizabeth loved the birds and was in constant search of them. She had a difficult time understanding why they flew away whenever she got close to them. Check out the photo gallery.....David got a great picture of the twins holding hands....definitely one I want to frame:)

We are welcoming my mom this evening for a week long visit. I have been telling T and E that "Mimi" is coming. I'm excited about spending some time with my mom as well as her getting to spend time with the twins.

Here's to a good week:)

Visitors!

After a pretty long visitor dry spell we have company coming. David's mom and stepdad are coming up Saturday to stay for a couple of days, and my mom will be here on Tuesday to stay for about a week. I'm looking forward to the company and to the twins' reactions to company. Elizabeth really bonded with my mom on our last visit to Arkansas. She would not hold my hand on a trip to the mall....she insisted on holding Mimi's finger. It was very cute, and my mom completely melted over the whole incident. I wonder if Elizabeth will remember Mimi.

Elizabeth, you can see!

Elizabeth got her glasses today. We talked about her glasses all the way to the optical shop but when it came time to put them on her sweet face E was not happy. The nice lady that helped us was very patient and got the glasses adjusted pretty quickly. She put a pair on me as well while E and I looked in the mirror. This seemed to help E decide to keep the glasses on long enough to see her reflection. I put her down to see what she would do. She was very deliberate with each step she took....extremely weird to watch. As soon as we got home I sat down to read with the twins. I wanted to show Elizabeth how much her glasses would help her read. I was also anxious to see her reaction. From that moment she decided she liked her glasses. She wore them for the rest of the day with no problem. She ran around the house, read books, played outside, went for a stroll...all with her glasses on her precious face.

I took some pics, but it will be a few days before I can post them. David is out of town, and I STILL don't know how to post pics on our blog.

Cute Factor

Elizabeth now makes her babies cry. She says, "waaa......waaaaa.......waaaa" and responds appropriately by loving them. It sounds and looks so cute!


On Tuesday night I took Thomas and Elizabeth to the Moms of Twins Club meeting because David was out of town. I unloaded them from the truck and realized I only had one hand for them to hold (I was holding food in the other hand). I grabbed Thomas' hand and told him to hold his sister's hand. They each grinned and held hands for about a second. I tried to tell him again and got the same response. Finally, I said, "Hold Elizabeth's hand like you hold Mommy's hand." It worked! They walked and held hands all the way to the church steps. It was just precious watching them! I wish I had it on video.


Elizabeth's glasses are in however we can't go get them. Both T and E have the flu. No cute pics with her new glasses for a while.